OH-Rasmussen: McCain opens 6-point lead against Obama/Clinton

[Tender Branson]

McCain: 46%
Obama: 40%

McCain: 46%
Clinton: 40%

McCain leads Clinton by twenty-one points among men but trails by seven among women. The Republican leads Obama by sixteen among men and trails by four among women in that match-up.

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[Bay Ridge, Bklyn! Born and Bred]

To have the Republican opponent ahead or even at par with BOTH the major Democratic candidates in swing states, in national polls, and even in blue states like PA and MI is a very troubling sign for Democrats.   Especially after 8 years of GOP.

If Obama supporters are serious about having Barack become president, they should encourage him to run for governor of IL in 2012.  Come back to us in 2016 when he actually has a resume to run on.

But then again, since governors for the most part tend to be rational, logical "real-politikers", I bet 4 years in any exectutive position would transform Obama from a diehard liberal into a moderate-to-conservative Democrat, once he sees firsthand the failure of tax-and-spend liberalism in governance.   And hence, he would be dismissed as "too conservative" by Dem primary voters...

...and hence the cycle in choosing bad candidates with no chance in winning national elections repeats itself all over again. 

[Person Man]

Then again, this might come pass, then again, it might be time to retire the democratic party.

[Flying Dog]

Troubling signs. And we are only EIGHT months until the election.

[Padfoot]

Troubling signs. And we are only EIGHT months until the election.

I concur.  Also, I'm not giving any merit to GE polls in swing states until after the Democratic nominee is decided.  We might get some semi-decent polls in the coming weeks because of the break before Pennsylvania.  But, if the media is constantly reporting on Obama said this and Clinton said that during that period GE polls will continue to be worthless IMO.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Not good for the Democrats. I don't care if they don't know the nominee. The fact that neither candidate leads McCain in a state hit hard by job losses during the past eight years of GOP rule is a bad sign. They should be well ahead right now. After all, the Dems are getting all of the air time and campaign focus.

[Reaganfan]

Not good for the Democrats. I don't care if they don't know the nominee. The fact that neither candidate leads McCain in a state hit hard by job losses during the past eight years of GOP rule is a bad sign. They should be well ahead right now. After all, the Dems are getting all of the air time and campaign focus.

Exactly.